Texas Administrative Code
Title 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS
Part 26 - TEXAS BOARD OF LICENSURE FOR PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL PHYSICISTS
Chapter 601 - MEDICAL PHYSICISTS
Section 601.1 - Purpose
Universal Citation: 22 TX Admin Code ยง 601.1
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
This chapter implements the provisions of the Texas Medical Physics Practice Act (Act), Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 602, concerning the regulation and licensure of medical physicists, in that:
(1) the Act is intended to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of this state from the harmful effects of excessive radiation; and
(2) the practice of medical physics is a threat to the public if conducted by incompetent persons.
(3) This chapter will protect the public from the dangers described by paragraphs (1) and (2) of this section by:
(A) establishing minimum standards of
education, training, and competency for persons engaged in the practice of
medical physics; and
(B) ensuring
that the privilege of practicing in the field of medical physics is entrusted
only to those persons licensed under the Act.
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